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The first three are from countries where Eads doing well is a political thing: Britain Germany and France own chunks of airbus and have a lot invested in it doi
by nimish 9y ago
The first three are from countries where Eads doing well is a political thing: Britain Germany and France own chunks of airbus and have a lot invested in it doing well. The former flag carriers are only nominally independent from the state.
- markonen 9y agoTell me more about this nominal independence. The biggest state owner of IAG (BA’s corporate parent) is Qatar. Lufthansa is fully privatized. France owns ~15% of Air France-KLM.
- adrianratnapala 9y agoThere are more connections than ownership. For example, an airline might get preferred access to airport berths. Governments, and officials of privatised government entities serve to organise and stabilise this sort of cartel.
- cnlevy 9y agoEuropean airlines prefer european airplanes; its a question of EU pride
- dx034 9y agoSo why is Ryanair flying a pure B737 fleet?
- toyg 9y agoLike Boeing isn't internationally linked to the US, or "buy American" wasn't a thing...
- InternetOfStuff 9y ago> The first three are from countries where Eads doing well is a political thing: Britain Germany and France own chunks of airbus and have a lot invested in it doing well. The former flag carriers are only nominally independent from the state. OTOH, Lufthansa was the initial customer for 747-8. So while you correctly pointed out that influence, carriers aren't quite as dependent on their host nations as you assume.